DAC, Pre-Amp and headphone amp all in one please?
Jul 19, 2013 at 10:47 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 3

captian73

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It's been a while since I was last on head-fi. 
 
Current set up:
 
Muse MU-15 MKII Class T amp (15 @4 ohm)
 
Sure Class D amp (50 @ 4ohm) - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350753926478?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
 
I'm probably going to upgrade those to topping amps.
 
 
I'm split on my options. Ideally I want a decent headphone amp, with pre-map out puts to control the two amps. However I guess i could do with a DAC as well. So is there an all-in-one:
 
Headphone
Pre
DAC 
 
any suggestions please? 
 
 
Budget? Around £100 but i can stretch it
 
I was looking at the Bravo Audio Ocean amplifier, but I would need a DAC on top of that. That's means 4 boxes and a lot of cables!!
 
any advice or suggestions would be helpful. 
 
Jul 19, 2013 at 12:36 PM Post #2 of 3
I think it is going to be pretty hard to find awesome gear with all three of those properties in your price point.
 
Here is a place to look:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/620775/the-sub-200-portable-amps-shootout-11-10-amps-compared/120
 
Jul 19, 2013 at 3:53 PM Post #3 of 3
Thanks for getting back. I'm bi-amping the speakers at the moment. I guess I'm not desperate for a headphone amp, but i thought that a proper dedicated headphone amp would be better than the headphone output on either of the topping amps. 
 
Any options for a DAC/Preamp for around £100?
 

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